Cardiac impact of R-wave triggered irreversible electroporation therapy

Irreversible electroporation (IRE) is a novel tumor ablative therapy technique, using electric fields to induce apoptosis in target tissues. Whether these electric pulses of high field strength can cause cardiac damage and/or ablation-induced arrhythmias is unclear. The purpose of this study was to...

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Hauptverfasser: Kostrzewa, Michael (VerfasserIn) , Tueluemen, Erol (VerfasserIn) , Rudic, Boris (VerfasserIn) , Rathmann, Nils-Andreas (VerfasserIn) , Akın, Ibrahim (VerfasserIn) , Henzler, Thomas (VerfasserIn) , Liebe, Volker (VerfasserIn) , Schönberg, Stefan (VerfasserIn) , Borggrefe, Martin (VerfasserIn) , Diehl, Steffen J. (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 12 July 2018
In: Heart rhythm
Year: 2018, Jahrgang: 15, Heft: 12, Pages: 1872-1879
ISSN:1556-3871
DOI:10.1016/j.hrthm.2018.07.013
Online-Zugang:Resolving-System, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2018.07.013
Verlag: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1547527118306908
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Verfasserangaben:Michael Kostrzewa, Erol Tueluemen, Boris Rudic, Nils Rathmann, Ibrahim Akin, Thomas Henzler, Volker Liebe, Stefan O. Schoenberg, Martin Borggrefe, Steffen J. Diehl
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Zusammenfassung:Irreversible electroporation (IRE) is a novel tumor ablative therapy technique, using electric fields to induce apoptosis in target tissues. Whether these electric pulses of high field strength can cause cardiac damage and/or ablation-induced arrhythmias is unclear. The purpose of this study was to systematically evaluate the safety of electrocardiogram (ECG)-gated IRE with regard to cardiac side effects.
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ISSN:1556-3871
DOI:10.1016/j.hrthm.2018.07.013